Journal of medical ethics

The most recent articles from: J Med Ethics October 1995

Journal of medical ethics · Oct 1995

The ultimate curse.

This paper tells the story of a doctor in a vegetative state. The approach towards him is quite different from that towards a common patient. The other physicians cannot deal with this situation with the necessary open mind.

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Journal of medical ethics · Oct 1995

The ultimate curse: the doctor as patient.

Doctors may be thrust into the difficult situation of treating friends and colleagues. A doctor's response to this situation is strongly influenced by his or her emotions and by medical tradition. ⋯ Why does this happen and can doctors avoid it happening? These issues are discussed in this commentary on Dr. Crisci's paper, 'The ultimate curse.'

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